Billabong

Spent my first weekend there this weekend. I was immediately made not only welcome, but embraced my everybody at the DZ. They went well beyond caring for new arrivals, and made sure I was part of the family. I could not say enough about how good the guys and girls are there. This was one fine example of how a DZ should be. Great people, great professionalism, good new aircraft, great landing area. A very unexpected weekend visit has left a great lasting impression. I will be jumping here a great deal in the future!! Well done guys, Pete

Having jumped at Black Knights and completing almost 300 jumps in the past 2 years. An extremely professional DZ, running AFF RAPS FS Wingsuit and Freefly coaching. Brian Vacher has a safe canopy flight school each year there. The cafe serves fantastic food. There is a brand new club house (with fridge ;-) Large wide screen TV, leather settee etc and is a fine example of what this DZ aims to achieve and the efforts taken to embrace the desires of the skydiving community. The is an asphalt runway with no wet grass to trek through before climbing onto the aircraft. Safety is paramount at this DZ, and wet slippy feet leaving wet areas on aircraft door exit observed at other DZ's in this area are to be avoided unless you want the skin removed from your shins. Huge area to land in, and very few hazards in the surrounding fields. The staff are first class, and extremely helpful. All new jumpers are made to feel welcome at Black Knights. I've tried the DZ another half an hour away several times and it simply does not compare, either in efficiency or hospitality. If you are looking for a DZ where you want excellent training or coaching, or to chill and be taken in as part of the family, within a 55 minute drive from Manchester and just 10 minutes from the M6 with a fast Turbo Porter to get you to 14000 ft very quickly, great food and a beer fridge for after jump Parties, then I can thoroughly recommend Black Knights. Blue Skies x